Before my husband's daughter had the two babies, he was adamant about not imposing on her and her husband too much. They are only a five hour road trip away.

Now, with the adorable little girls, when is it "too often" to visit? How often do you visit your grandbabies? I have to admit, now I have the "bug" to take them for walks etc!

I think those are boundaries that you have to get a feel for between the two families. You can always take the "up front" approach and simply ask, "Is this weekend a good time to visit? We would love to see the girls." Or something like that. Routines seem to get established pretty quickly when new babes come along. When my son and his wife had their first child, they were soooo protective and you basically had to sit in the same room with them to even hold the child. I obeyed their rules and waited patiently in the wings because I knew....I remembered...

Now, they call and say, "I'll pay your next mortgage payment if you'll come and get them NOW! And listen, you don't have to bring them back either. HELP!"

LOL! You gotta luv it...

I agree with JJ. Be spontaneous and just call when you feel like it. They will tell you if it’s inconvenient.
Considering you are 5 hours away, I would think probably once a month is a lot. For me a 5 hour drive is long. Would you be staying at their place? Then maybe once every three months is enough. You have to consider overnight guests is extra work for them.
Glad you caught the bug, Di. How was the visit with the little ones? Obviously you connected. That’s great!

Yes, we all definitely connected! I'll wrote more under that original thread. We just need to recuperate!! But a joyful exhaustion at best!!

Di, enjoying reading your good news.

Just have to allow nature to take its course, which it seems you all did and see how great things turned out. Happy for you Grandma, LOL!!!!